Celebrate City of Water Day – July 12, 2025
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In partnership with Waterfront Alliance and the NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program, we’re popping up across all five boroughs for a day of shoreline celebrations, estuary science, and climate-ready connection.
18 Years of reconnecting New Yorkers to their shorelines
On Saturday, July 12, Billion Oyster Project is joining communities across New York for City of Water Day 2025, an annual, free, citywide celebration of our shoreline organized by Waterfront Alliance and the NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program.
This year’s theme, “Stronger Together: Join Your Neighbors in Creating Climate-Ready Communities,” highlights how local connection and collective action build resilience in the face of climate change.
We’ll be out in full force—from Staten Island to the Bronx, from Jamaica Bay to Governors Island—with hands-on science, oyster education, and shoreline fun. View our lineup below.
WHERE TO
FIND US
Alongside our line-up, over 50 events are happening across NYC, NJ, and Westchester.
Explore the full regional lineup at cityofwaterday.org/eventsmap.
MANHATTAN
Governors Island – Meet the Oysters
10 AM – 4 PM | Location: Nolan Park, Building 16, Governors Island
Join us for a special City of Water Day edition of ‘Meet the Oysters’. Explore how oysters help restore New York Harbor, enjoy hands-on activities, and take a walking tour of our operations.
→ Free, Open to Public
THE BRONX
The Bronx – Boogie Down with the Sound
11 AM – 4 PM
Location: SUNY Maritime College, 6 Pennyfield Avenue, The Bronx
We’ll be sharing estuary science and shoreline restoration activities with our partners on the Long Island Sound.
→ More info & RSVP
BROOKLYN
Canarsie, Brooklyn – Discover Jamaica Bay
10 AM – 2 PM | Location: Sebago Canoe Club, 1400 Paerdegat Ave N, Brooklyn
Get on the water with guided paddling, then visit our table to meet some of the oysters helping restore Jamaica Bay.
→ Register here
Greenpoint, Brooklyn – Tides of Change
10 AM – 2 PM | Location: WNYC Transmitter Park
We’re partnering with Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park for shoreline cleanups, Oyster Research Station monitoring, and climate education.
→ Free, Open to Public
QUEENS
Coney Island – Health, Wellness, and Resiliency Day
10 AM – 2 PM | Location: Coney Island Beautification Project, Kaiser Park, Brooklyn
Celebrate coastal resiliency through fishing, art-making, games, and estuary education with our team.
→ Free, Open to Public
Long Island City – Connecting LIC with Local Waterways
12 PM – 4 PM | Location: Hunters Point Parks Conservancy –Queens Landing Boathouse, 56-27 2nd Street, Long Island City. In partnership with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, Newtown Creek Alliance, and North Brooklyn Community Boathouse, we’ll be on-site with touch tanks, microscopes, kayaking, and more.
→ Free, Open to Public
STATEN ISLAND
Lighthouse Point – Picnic on the Bay
11 AM – 4 PM | Location: National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at
Join our crew for a picnic day full of hands-on, educational activities with our oysters on the Staten Island waterfront.
→ Free, Open to Public
